TEFL - TESOL Course

Course Content

UNIT 1 "STUDY SKILLS"

(not assessed)- how best to organise your study time

"PRE MODULE GRAMMAR"

Self-assessed tasks with answers provided to help with UNIT 2 "THE STUDY OF ENGLISH"

UNIT 2 "THE STUDY OF ENGLISH"

Module 1 - grammar-tasks on the understanding of grammar, tense and structure - to be completed with the use of a grammar book

Module 2 - phonetics - tasks relating to the phonetics alphabet (given), stress and intonation

Module 3 - lexis - tasks relating to the presentation of vocabulary, compound words, word stems, language appropriacy and frequency

UNIT 3 "THE TEACHING AND LEARNING OF ESOL"

Module 1 - basic principles - answer from your own experience, the course materials and handbook on:

1. The blocks which may prevent learning
2. Motivation
3. Communicative competence
Module 2 - reading and listening - tasks based on exploitation of authentic materials i.e. magazines, newspapers, radio broadcasts etc.
Module 3 - speaking and writing - tasks based as above but with a more productive bias - getting your students to produce language
Module 4 - visual aids - study of all the audio-visual aids available. Production of your own flashcards and aids to be used with a simple flannelgraph
Module 5 - error- looking at authentic student errors, classifying them, using a correction code, producing remedial exercises and improving your own practice
UNIT 4 "LESSON PLANNING"
Module 1 - classroom management - task relating to student teacher relationships and how to achieve genuine communication inside and outside the classroom
Module 2 - lesson stages and plans - putting all the above into a lesson - timing of warm-up, input, practice and production stages of your lessons

Course Fees

Intensive Face-to-Face

£895 (£75 non-refundable deposit to be paid on registration, balance to be paid at least 2 weeks before course start date)